Thoughts from the yoga mat life

March 22, 2016April 9, 2017

The wand of heaven

Behold (according to a Collective Evolution post on Facebook) the “wand of heaven”!

Aloe Vera has always been around at home, both growing up and in my adult life. We’ve always used it for scrapes, cuts, burns, stubborn mascara, stomach issues (tossed in juices, smoothies or even just water), and as magic medicine for unhappy children when “you’re fine” just isn’t convincing.

As common as it has been in my life, there are some uses that I’m barely discovering now. I haven’t tested these, so feel free to jump in and tell me if you have—especially if it didn’t go so well, though all these recipes look pretty benign.

Here are the proportions I’ve found online; I’m, of course, using the gel straight from the plant and probably tweaking the amounts, but you get the gist.